A review by asimoni
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese

3.0

Reading this book felt like reading Verghese's personal journal. At times disjointed and uncomfortably cringe-worthy, it was nevertheless deeply moving. Verghese did not shy away from revealing his personal foibles, doubts, and stereotypes. The book left me with a richer appreciation of the AIDS epidemic in the USA as well as with a humble reminder that Verghese - and others like him - is a doctor but more so he is human.